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- 1 Aug 2023
Beyond doing good: Why ESG makes great business sense for African fintechs
By Funmi Dele-Giwa, General Counsel & Head, GRC at MFS Africa If you’re reading this, there’s a very good chance you’re already familiar with the acronym ESG. Standing for “environmental”,…
- 30 Nov 2014
Broadband Supply not Well Stimulated Yet– Oladepo
Kazeem Olawale Oladepo, general counsel, MainOne had prior to joining MainOne was director, Corporate Strategy and Development at Starcomms Plc. He had also served as the head of Legal/Regulatory…
- 22 Sept 2023
NGX, UN Women Partner to Promote Gender Bonds in Nigeria
Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and United Nations Women (UN Women) will partner on the integration of gender bonds and other gender-themed sustainable financing mechanisms as strategic instruments…
- 13 Oct 2022
MFS Africa, ThetaRay Partner on AI Intuition Tech to Beef up Security
MFS Africa, African digital payments hub has partnered with ThetaRay, a financial and software enterprise and leading provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology, to protect its network…
- 4 Dec 2023
NGX Exploring AI, Data Apps to Reposition Capital Market
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) is actively exploring applications of artificial intelligence and big data to reposition the capital market as driver of sustainable economic growth. The Exchange…
- 19 Jul 2019
French Start-up Kwik Appoints Candide-Johnson Head of Nigeria Operation
The French start-up kwik has announced that Olatowun Candide-Johnson, a Nigerian lawyer and businesswoman, has officially been appointed Chairwoman of its supervisory board. kwik, which aims to…
- 20 Feb 2013
ICANN Appoints Ajayi Member Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory
ICANN has announced the selection of Engr. Lanre Ajayi, as one of the members of the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services. Engr. Ajayi is the managing director of Pinet Informatics…
- 15 Dec 2021
MainOne’s Legal Team Awarded “Telecom In-House Counsel of the Year”
MainOne, West Africa’s leading connectivity and data center services provider was recently awarded the “Telecom In-House Counsel of the year” by the premier award body, ESQ Nigeria Legal Awards.…
- 16 Sept 2025
Microsoft Seizes 340 Websites Linked to Nigerian-based Phishing Subscription Service
Microsoft said on Tuesday that it seized nearly 340 websites tied to a rapidly growing Nigerian-based service that allowed users to carry out phishing operations that stole at least 5,000 Microsoft…
- 9 Nov 2013
LCA Convenes Professionals @ ADR Conference
The Lagos Court of Arbitration (LCA), in collaboration with the Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF), Chevron Nigeria, Stanbic IBTC, White and Case, and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has…
- 12 Jul 2014
Microsoft Says Cybercrime Bust Frees 4.7M Infected PCs
Microsoft Corp said it has freed at least 4.7 million infected personal computers from control of cyber crooks in its most successful digital crime-busting operation, which interrupted service at an…
- 17 Nov 2015
Asoko Insight Secures $1.35m Seed Funding for Rollout
Asoko Insight, the leading-edge provider of corporate information and market intelligence on African growth markets, has completed a $1.35 million fundraising round, as it accelerates its rollout…
- 10 Jun 2017
Petralon Energy Appoints 'Labi Ogunbiyi as Strategic Advisor to BoDs
Petralon Energy Limited has appointed Mr. Constantine ‘Labi Ogunbiyi as Strategic Adviser to its Board of Directors. ‘Labi Ogunbiyi founded First Hydrocarbon Nigeria Limited (FHN), where he served as…
- 21 Feb 2021
Smile Telecoms Holdings Makes Significant Changes in Leadership
Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd., (Smilecoms.com) a Pan-African telecommunications group with operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has announced after its…
- 10 Apr 2023
Stakeholders Worry Over Possible Dominance of Starlink on Nigeria's ISPs Market
Contrary to popular opinion, stakeholders in the Nigerian telecommunications industry have expressed their worries over the possible dominance of Starlink in Nigeria's Internet Service Providers…
- 29 Nov 2024
NFIU Seeks Advanced Technology to Combat Financial Crimes in Nigeria
The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) is ramping up efforts to combat financial crimes through advanced technology and enhanced collaboration as part of its drive to remove Nigeria from the…
- 22 Mar 2010
Main One Appoints Team for Commercial Operation
A head the landing of its submarine cable, Main One Cable Company has appointed top management staff in preparation for offering commercial services starting from the middle of this year. Among the…
- 25 Aug 2024
#EndBadGovernance Protest: Court freezes 32 individuals, coys’ bank accounts
A Federal High Court in Abuja has frozen the bank accounts of 32 individuals and companies’ linked to the 10-day #EndBadGovernance Protest organised across the country pending investigation and…
- 31 Mar 2025
Questions Over House of Reps Threat to Arrest NIMC DG
Questions have been mounting over the House of Representatives threat to order the arrest of Mrs. Bisoye Coker-Odusote, director-general, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), for failure…
- 21 Jul 2014
Investor in Court to Stop Sale of NITEL, MTEL
Basbsim International Limited has initiated a legal action against the moves by the Federal Government to sell the assets of moribund Nigeria Telecommunications (NITEL) Plc and Nigeria Mobile…
- 10 May 2020
COVID-19 - NJC Approves Guidelines for Virtual Court Sitting
National Judicial Council (NJC) has announced guidelines for the use of technological for the speedy dispensation of justice for the period of COVID-19 pendemic. Justice Tanko Muhammad, chief justice…
- 21 May 2025
MTN’s Ikenna Ikeme Urges Responsible AI Use at Pan African Data Policy Conference
The use of local content in Artificial Intelligence systems is essential for delivering accurate, region-specific results, according to MTN Nigeria’s General Manager for Regulatory Affairs, Ikenna…
- 19 Jun 2025
MTN’s Ikenna Ikeme Urges Responsible AI Use @Pan African Data Policy Conference
The use of local content in Artificial Intelligence systems is essential for delivering accurate, region-specific results, according to MTN Nigeria’s General Manager for Regulatory Affairs, Ikenna…
- 23 Jul 2020
NCC Demands Transparency, Professionalism for Enhanced Copyright Enforcement
Operatives of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have been charged to uphold the Public Service ethics of transparency, accountability, integrity and professionalism for proactive service delivery…
- 7 Mar 2013
Maina, Pension Thief Suspect Wants N1.5Bn for Rights Abuse
Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina, the embattled former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team accused of embezzling pension funds said he has suffered “trauma and psychological pain” because of the warrant…
- 1 Apr 2015
Men Who Made Buhari’s Victory Possible
The significance of Muhammadu Buhari’s victory is underlined by the fact that this will be the first in the history of Nigeria’s electoral process when an incumbent president is defeated. It was no…
- 28 Jun 2019
Lai Mohammed Has Case to Answer over N2.5Bn DSO Project- ICPC
Lai Mohammed, former minister of information and culture, is to appear before a Federal High Court, Abuja, to explain his role in the alleged misapplication of N2.5 billion Federal Government Digital…
- 31 Jan 2025
NATCOMS Says 50 Percent Tariff Hike Excessive, Votes for 10
Telecom subscribers under the aegis of National Association of Telecom Subscribers in Nigeria (NATCOMS) said it may head to court to challenge the 50 percent tariff hike approved for the telecom…
- 14 Sept 2019
Yusuf Molumo 14-Year-Old Whizz-kid Wins MTN Nigeria Kiddies Hackathon
A 14-year-old, Yusuf Molumo has emerged as the winner of the 2019 MTN mPulse Kiddies Hackathon for creating QuizMe , an educational aggregator app that doubles as a mini-encyclopedia and grants young…
- 28 Feb 2022
Wema Bank Affirms Commitment to SMEs Growth
Wema Bank Plc has once again reaffirmed its commitment to empowering and educating Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with skills and knowledge on current business trends. Dotun Ifebogun, the…